ECSR

It stands for, “Every Camera Shoots Raw”. They do, it’s just that not all of them allow you to save the raw information. Even my Nikon D50 does, which is awesome since it tops out at a clean ISO1600, which means I can fudge ISO 6400. 

Lately, I’ve been shooting solely in Raw on my D610. But I can’t help but feel it’s taking the easy way out. It’s forcing me to think less, which I don’t like. I don’t think Raw is necessarily a replacement for JPEG. Especially now that I can shoot HDR JPEG. Same goes for shooting in color and converting to B/W. I think there’s value in setting up a color space and working, thinking within it. It’s not unlike choosing a film emulsion, getting used to working with it, and accepting and taking responsibility for the results. 

This makes me want to set up my U1 and U2 banks with settings that let me do just that. I’m wondering what results I would get if I used HDR to shoot in Black and White while dialing up the contrast. 

Hmm.